It is kind of inexplicable, then, how he went from taking just four field-goal attempts on Friday against Phoenix (a win) to taking 20 in the loss to Denver. Debating Bargnani’s overall value necessitates a lot more than a few sentences — actually, it might make a good topic for a Master’s thesis — but it goes without saying that if he is on the floor, he loses much of his value if he is not trying to score.

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The Raptors are just 17th in pace of play, after spending much of the pre-season talking about the necessity of running. The Raptors would be running more if they were getting more stops.